Explore topic-wise MCQs in Microbiology.

This section includes 12 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your Microbiology knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.

1.

Which of the following is symbiotic nitrogen fixing bacteria?

A. Rhizobium trifolii
B. Clostridium pasteurianum
C. Azotobacter sp.
D. Escherichia coli
Answer» B. Clostridium pasteurianum
2.

How much time does nitrifying bacteria require to grow at an incubation of 250 to 300 C?

A. 1 day
B. 2-3 days
C. 15 days
D. 1 to 4 months
Answer» E.
3.

Ammonia oxidizers and nitrite oxidizers are ______________

A. Gram-negative chemolithotrophs
B. Gram-positive chemolithotrophs
C. Gram-negative photolithotrophs
D. Gram-positive photolithotrophs
Answer» B. Gram-positive chemolithotrophs
4.

WHICH_OF_THE_FOLLOWING_IS_A_SYMBIOTIC_NITROGEN_FIXING_BACTERIA??$

A. Rhizobium trifolii
B. Clostridium pasteurianum
C. Azotobacter sp.
D. Escherichia coli
Answer» B. Clostridium pasteurianum
5.

Which of the following are not the features of component II of nitrogenase enzyme complex?

A. component II is nitrogenase reductase
B. component II is known as the MoFe protein
C. contains sulfur
D. not active without component I
Answer» C. contains sulfur
6.

Which of the following conditions decreases the level of denitrification?

A. Abundance of organic matter
B. Acidic pH
C. Elevated temperatures
D. Availability of oxygen
Answer» C. Elevated temperatures
7.

Agrobacterium is involved in which of the following processes?

A. Ammonification
B. Nitrification
C. Reduction of nitrate to ammonia
D. Denitrification
Answer» E.
8.

Which among the following is not an ammonia-oxidizing bacteria?

A. Nitrosomonas europaea
B. Nitrosovibrio tenuis
C. Nitrospina gracilis
D. Nitrosococcus oceanus
Answer» D. Nitrosococcus oceanus
9.

Nitrosococcus nitrosus is a nitrite-oxidizing bacteria.

A. True
B. False
Answer» C.
10.

How much time does nitrifying bacteria requires to grow at an incubation of 250 to 300 C?

A. 1 day
B. 2-3 days
C. 15 days
D. 1 to 4 months
Answer» E.
11.

Alanine gives pyruvic acid on deamination.

A. True
B. False
Answer» B. False
12.

Ammonia oxidizers and nitrite oxidizers are ________________________

A. Gram-negative chemolithotrophs
B. Gram-positive chemolithotrophs
C. Gram-negative photolithotrophs
D. Gram-positive photolithotrophs
Answer» B. Gram-positive chemolithotrophs